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USGS 06438000 BELLE FOURCHE RIVER NEAR ELM SPRINGS,SD

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 44°22'12.01",   Longitude 102°33'57.89"   NAD27
Meade County, South Dakota, Hydrologic Unit 10120202
Drainage area: 7,004 square miles
Contributing drainage area: 6,997 square miles,
Datum of gage: 2,168.80 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1991-01-24  2025-10-29  
 Daily Data
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1928-08-19  2025-10-26  34519 
    Gage height, feet  2018-05-01  2025-10-26  2235 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1928-08-19  2024-10-03 34131 
    Gage height, feet  2018-05-01  2024-10-03 1953 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1928-08  2024-10  
    Gage height, feet  2018-05  2024-10  
 Annual Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1928  2025  
    Gage height, feet  2018  2025  
 Peak streamflow 1927-05  2024-04-16  97 
 Field measurements 1929-04-05  2025-07-31  591 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1956-11-13  2015-08-04  817 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  19 
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OPERATION:
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
National Weather Service Floodstage 19.0 ft.